Reviewed and updated October 4, 2026 by the SearchSystems.net editorial team. Every office link on this page was opened and checked against the office's own website at review time.
Lamesa is a city in Dawson County, Texas, with about 8,100 residents (2024 Census Bureau estimate). Its public records are split between the city and the county. The city keeps police reports, council records and its own licenses and permits; court cases, jail bookings, deeds and vital records are county or state records. This guide names the Lamesa offices SearchSystems verified, links to each one's own website and gives the phone number and address where the office publishes them. SearchSystems verified 2 city office pages for Lamesa, every one opened and checked.
In this guide: City or county, Police records, City Hall, Records requests and Questions.
City or county record: where Lamesa records are kept
- Kept by the City of Lamesa: police reports, council and board meeting records, ordinances and the city's own licenses and permits.
- Kept by Dawson County or the state: court cases, jail bookings, deeds and property values and birth and death certificates. These are not city records; they are in the Dawson County public records guide under court records, jail lookups, property records and vital records.
Lamesa police reports and records
Incident reports, crash reports and the other records of the Lamesa police are requested from the department's records unit, usually in writing or through an online form. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted, and some states limit crash reports to the people involved and their insurers. The page below is the one SearchSystems verified for Lamesa police records.
- Website: ci.lamesa.tx.us/government/city_departments/police_department/index... (page title: City of Lamesa Texas)
- Phone: 806-872-2121
- Address: 370 Police Physical Address 601 South 1st Street Lamesa, TX 79331
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Jail bookings and inmate lookups are usually handled by the county, not the city police. They are in the Dawson County public records guide under jail and inmate lookups.
Lamesa City Hall: departments, licenses and permits
Business licenses, building permits, code enforcement cases and the city's other records are kept by the department that issued them. The city's own website below lists its departments and how to reach them.
- Website: ci.lamesa.tx.us (page title: City of Lamesa Texas)
- Checked: September 26, 2026, the page answered.
Public records requests to Lamesa
Texas public records law applies to the city government of Lamesa. A record that is not posted online is requested from the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. A request that names a date, an address, or a report or case number is the easiest to answer.
Lamesa Arrest Records
The Lamesa arrest records guide covers the agency that reports Lamesa's arrests to the FBI and the 142 arrests it reported for 2025. It also says where a person arrested in Lamesa is held, how to find out about an arrest and how to get a copy of the report.
Lamesa Records Guides
SearchSystems has nine more guides to Lamesa, each written from the city's own offices and figures: Lamesa warrants (who issues and serves them, where a person arrested on one is held, how to check for one), Lamesa inmate search (the jail page of the Dawson County Sheriff's Office, the jail numbers and who books people), Lamesa criminal records (the court file, the Texas criminal history and the local arrest records), Lamesa court records (which court hears what, the case search and who keeps the files), Lamesa police reports (which agency holds a report and what the Texas Public Information Act requires), Lamesa traffic tickets (which court takes the ticket, who writes them and the driving record), Lamesa DUI (the DWI law, the arrest, the court case and the license case), Lamesa divorce records (which court holds the file and how a certified copy is had) and Lamesa property records (deeds, assessed values, permits and evictions).
Frequently Asked Questions
Is this the official Lamesa website?
No. SearchSystems.net is an independent public records directory, online since 1997. It links to the official Lamesa offices listed above, and the city's own website is ci.lamesa.tx.us; SearchSystems does not hold records, charge for them or take requests.
How do I get a police report in Lamesa?
Request it from the Lamesa police records unit at ci.lamesa.tx.us, phone 806-872-2121. Reports on open investigations and the names of victims and juveniles are usually withheld or redacted.
Where do I find court records or jail bookings for Lamesa?
Lamesa cases are heard by the courts that serve Dawson County, and people arrested in Lamesa are usually booked into the county jail. Both are covered in the Dawson County public records guide on SearchSystems.
How do I request a public record from Lamesa?
From the office that holds it: the police records unit for police reports and the department that issued a permit or license for its records. Texas public records law applies to city governments.